Author: Jonathan Frahm

Interview | FFS 5 Q&A with Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters

Southern Indiana musician Nick Dittmeier finds a needed reprieve from the looming presence of loss in his life with his new record All Damn Day (due 26 October). Fronting Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters, the singer-songwriter lingers on the omniscient…

Single | Matt Massey – Built

They say to never judge a book by its cover, but the front piece artwork for Matt Massey’s new single, ‘Built’, conveys a message in and of itself. The tune itself is a blistering, driven development in indie rock with…

Album | Matt Kjeldsen – Last Days

Like the lizard printed on his t-shirt, Matt Kjeldsen’s Last Days represents a psychedelic, peaceful movement. One might go on to determine that they both might also stand for bringing a little more artistic flourish into the worlds of those who…

Premiere | Grace – Autumn/It Is Well

Autumn has come. With it, warm shades of yellow, orange, and red drape much of the world in a familiar vibrancy, embracing a chill in the air that some might otherwise clash with come wintertime. It’s all at once that,…

Video Premiere | John Smith – ‘Master Kilby’

Just a couple of days ago, singer-songwriter John Smith dropped his new album, Hummingbird, for the world to lend its ears to. Replete with resplendent, acoustic storyteller’s music, it’s as much of a heartfelt humdinger as any for the For Folk’s…

Album | Shane Palko – ‘Pick Me Up’

As much as they say never to judge a book by its cover, a picture is also worth a thousand words. If these sayings were only meant to cover generalities, then the latter would only be a quarter of the…

Video | Geoff Gibbons – ‘Rollin’ Free’

Following the release of 2017’s Buffalo Hotel, Geoff Gibbons is freeing himself up on his latest single. This comes quite literally for the Vancouver singer-songwriter, who’s hitting the road on ‘Rollin’ Free’. Instrumentally, the song is an old-school Americana arrangement featuring…

Video | John Smith – ‘Hummingbird’ (Live Session)

On the day following the 2018 Cambridge Folk Festival, John Smith stopped by Moo & Two in Fromme, Somerset. Besides supporting an independent business with a hint of tea or coffee, Smith also hit the artisan brew house with another goal…

Interview | FFS 5 with Ben Fisher

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has rarely been addressed in American music. But on Ben Fisher’s latest release, the Damien Jurado-produced Does the Land Remember Me?, the Seattle-based folk artist—who spent three years living in Israel—dives headfirst into an entire concept album on…